Photo Shoot

Yesterday, despite the blustery wind and cold temperature, the sun was in and out of the clouds and thus, it was PERFECT for a photo shoot day. I took a drive to Rocky Ford Fishing Area. I've driven by this sign about a thousand times in my 2 1/2 years in Manhattan, yet I never turned down the road to go check it out. And so, my van nosed its way to the right and I discovered a neat little place to shoot.

The ford area was once used by Indians to cross the river, as it had a lot of flat rocks. There's a dam there now, but the water generally flows freely over it. There's a long walkway, and a rock jetty out into the river. I walked all the way out to the edge of the river on this jetty. Quite beautiful, to be sure. I haven't edited all the pictures I took from there, but as I do, I'll share more.

As you turn off the main road onto the dirt road heading to Rocky Ford, there's an old stone barn. I'm assuming, of course, that it's a barn....it may have been a house, but it's got some odd square openings in the front that lead me to believe it could be something else. Further down the road, right at the Ford, there's a farm....with a great old barn and silo. Perfect for pictures, of course!

So, here are some takes on pictures I took. Different angles of the stone barn/house, and a few others I was able to edit thus far.


Looking out the walkway to the rocky jetty. The water on the right is churning because it's coming off the falls...the water on the left is much calmer.


a leaf on the shore...just stood out.


the old barn from the farm.

One angle of the stone barn. I don't think you can see the small square windows on the front. I imagine that this is gorgeous, covered with leaves in the summer!


Another angle of the barn, in black and white with some actions and filtering done.


Same shot as above, warmed up.


This angle of the barn was my favorite! In the background you can see the dirt being kicked up by a car. This is the original picture I took. I then played with it, using different filters, actions, etc. to get different effects. I would be interested in knowing your favorite(s)!!!






Above is one of my favorites!





This one is Hannah's favorite - she says it looks like a tornado is about to come. Very Wizard of Oz, don't you think?